Re: Windows XP Welcome Screen and NT Server 4.0 Security

Colene Evans-Allen wrote:
Hello,

Because I hate wasting time hunting for stuff I may or may not find, I'm just looking for a quick answer to the following question:

In order to get the Welcome Logon Screen in Windows XP Client computers, do I have to use Workgroups, or can I go the Domain Level for User Security on a Windows NT 4.0 Server domain? I need to keep the Welcome Screen for logon simplicity purposes,


"... Logon simplicity?" Your users can't remember their own names?


.... but I want Domain Level User security. My boss says that she can only get the Welcome Screen in Workgroup mode, not domain mode.


That's correct. The Welcome Screen (along with Fast User Switching) is automatically disabled whenever a WinXP Pro computer is added to a domain, as the Welcome Screen and Fast User Switching (conveniences added for home users) are completely at odds with any serious concept of domain security.





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